Dermatitis artefacta is a psychosomatic disorder characterized by cutaneous lesions that are self-inflicted by the patient, apparently due to itchy sensation. Usually, the patient denies any direct involvement with this condition and is rarely conscious of the underlying psychosomatic etiology. Authors report a case of a flight assistant with hypertrophic scars, symmetrically located on both upper arms. She referred chronic itchy sensation localized at the site where lesions were present; she referred relief only through continuous and forceful scratching. Considering the clinical history and after excluding other dermatological disorders, the diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta was made.

Occupational dermatitis artefacta. a clinical case in a flight attendant / Tammaro, Antonella; Magri, Francesca; Chello, Camilla; Zollo, Verdiana; Daniele, Alessandra; Maria Signati, Federica; Gelormini, Enza; Romana Parisella, Francesca; Luzi, Fabiola; DE MARCO, Gabriella. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 171:4(2020), pp. 288-290. [10.7417/CT.2020.2229]

Occupational dermatitis artefacta. a clinical case in a flight attendant

Antonella Tammaro
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Francesca Magri;Camilla Chello;Alessandra Daniele;Gabriella De Marco
2020

Abstract

Dermatitis artefacta is a psychosomatic disorder characterized by cutaneous lesions that are self-inflicted by the patient, apparently due to itchy sensation. Usually, the patient denies any direct involvement with this condition and is rarely conscious of the underlying psychosomatic etiology. Authors report a case of a flight assistant with hypertrophic scars, symmetrically located on both upper arms. She referred chronic itchy sensation localized at the site where lesions were present; she referred relief only through continuous and forceful scratching. Considering the clinical history and after excluding other dermatological disorders, the diagnosis of dermatitis artefacta was made.
2020
dermatitis artefacta; keloid; occupational
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Occupational dermatitis artefacta. a clinical case in a flight attendant / Tammaro, Antonella; Magri, Francesca; Chello, Camilla; Zollo, Verdiana; Daniele, Alessandra; Maria Signati, Federica; Gelormini, Enza; Romana Parisella, Francesca; Luzi, Fabiola; DE MARCO, Gabriella. - In: LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA. - ISSN 0009-9074. - 171:4(2020), pp. 288-290. [10.7417/CT.2020.2229]
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